The Samsung Gem Android smartphone will go on sale tomorrow, April 1, for only $29.99 after an $80 mail-in rebate from U.S. Cellular. The Samsung Gem comes with Android 2.2 and has a 3.2" touch screen with advanced anti-scratch, anti-smudge and anti-reflective protective glass. Here is more info:

The Samsung Gem is backed by U.S. Cellular?s high-speed nationwide network and The Belief Project, which recognizes customer loyalty with benefits and rewards like faster upgrades to the coolest phones in as little as 10 months without requiring customers to repeatedly sign contracts. It also offers an assortment of bundled National Single Line and Family Belief Plans designed to mirror the way people use their phones.

New customers who sign up for a Belief Plan and fulfill an initial two-year commitment will never have to sign another one with U.S. Cellular?s ?no contract after the first.? Current U.S. Cellular customers who previously signed up for a Belief Plan and are already eligible for a phone upgrade can get promotional prices without signing another contract. Customers automatically get valuable rewards that can be used for faster phone upgrades in as little as 10 months, additional lines, phones, accessories and ringtones.

For more information about all of U.S. Cellular?s deals, plans and phones, and other restrictions on this offer, visit any U.S. Cellular store, go to uscellular.com